Specific Issues Reports for H.R.2433 by American Federation of Govt Employees, 112th Congress

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S 572/HR 807, to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, provides medical professionals with collective bargaining rights, including the right to resolve disputes with management over matters affecting working conditions through grievances, arbitrations, and negotiations. S 572/HR 807 would give VA registered nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, and dentists the same bargaining rights over compensation matters as their counterparts in military hospitals and prison facilities. HR 2965 - to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for penalties for employees of the Veterans Health Administration who intentionally fail to follow infection control practices.
HR 2433, Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011- provisions related to increases in use of contractors for veterans training and jobs programs.
S 951/HR 1941, Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 - Section 10 that would provide federal jobs to newly discharged veterans through direct hire authority.
HR 2383, Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act - provisions that could weaken requirements for statutory notices to veterans appealing benefit claims by overrelying on electronic notices and reducing the number of notices.
HR 2349, Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011 - provisions that could expose VBA claims processing personnel to unwarranted adverse actions; requirement of biannual assessment testing but does not ensure fair testing process; and links remediation and adverse personnel actions.
HR 3670/S 1990 - provisions requiring Transportation Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

S 572/HR 807, to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, which provides medical professionals with collective bargaining rights, including the right to resolve disputes with management over matters affecting working conditions through grievances, arbitrations, and negotiations. S 572/HR 807 would give VA registered nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, and dentists the same bargaining rights over compensation matters as their counterparts in military hospitals and prison facilities. HR 2965 - to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for penalties for employees of the Veterans Health Administration who intentionally fail to follow infection control practices.
HR 2433, Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011- provisions related to increases in use of contractors for veterans training and jobs programs.
S 951/HR 1941, Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 - Section 10 that would provide federal jobs to newly discharged veterans through direct hire authority.
HR 2383, Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act - provisions that could weaken requirements for statutory notices to veterans appealing benefit claims by overrelying on electronic notices and reducing the number of notices.
HR 2349, Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011 - provisions that could expose VBA claims processing personnel to unwarranted adverse actions; requirement of biannual assessment testing but does not ensure fair testing process; and links remediation and adverse personnel actions.
HR 3670/S 1990 - provisions requiring Transportation Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).